Exam 15: Disorders of Childhood

Results from the MTA (1999)study on the combined treatment of stimulant medication (i.e., Ritalin)and behaviour therapy programs have shown the following results:

Research demonstrates that oppositional defiant disorder is:

Learning disabilities are diagnosed in DSM-5.

Deirdre is participating in an anxiety prevention program. Which of the following is likely to be an element of the program?

Which of the following prominent individuals advocated sexual sterilization of Canadians with mental retardation?

Brain imaging studies (Gao et al., 2010; Jones et al., 2009; Marsh et al., 2008)on the biological bases of cognitive and affective deficits found in antisocial youths show that these youths experience:

Isaac is six and after losing a hockey game, he came off the ice and began swearing at everyone who tried to console him. He was demonstrating:

Samantha has a diagnosable level of separation anxiety. It is likely that

According to a study by Ben-Itzchak and Zachor (2007), which child would likely benefit most from intensive behavioural intervention (IBI)for autism?

Karen becomes extremely distressed when her mother leaves the room and tends to make a fuss when her mother returns. Which of the following best characterizes her attachment style?

The ________ is the belief that, among boys at risk for conduct disorder, there is a substantial increase in violence during adolescence.

According to Richard Tremblay from the University of Montreal, who is most likely to become a violent teenager?

Multisystemic therapy:

Extreme autistic aloneness describes:

The most common disorders of childhood are:

Typical treatment of learning disabilities consists of:

Raymond is a constant source of problems for his third grade teacher, as he is out of his seat every time she turns around, talking to other children, looking to see what is on their desks or outside the window, or simply walking up to the front of the classroom to converse with the teacher. Which of the following interventions would probably be most effective in improving Raymond's school behaviour?

Pressure to be perfect is a significant problem for young people as rated by both youths and parents. It has also been linked to

Lovaas' program of behavioural treatment of autistic children

Breslau et al. (2010)reported that increases in teacher-rated attention problems at ages 6 to 11 were followed by what type(s)of problems at ages 11 to 17?